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Washing Machine.

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Washing Machine.

Patented Aug. 4, 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 80,540, dated August 4,1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be itknowir that I, GEORGE 1?. FULLER, of the city and county ofPhiladelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImproved Combined Washing and wringing-Machine; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The natnre of my invention mainly consists, in the first place, in arevolving drum, which has around its periphery a series ofsqueezingbars,supported by springs, and having metallic slides on their ends, whichare caused to vibrate in radial grooves in metallic rings, that areconfined to the insides of the drum-heads, the said drum'beingsurrounded by a co'ncentrically-arranged series of squeezing-rollers,with the exception of an open space, on a horizontal line, or nearly so,with the axis of thedrum, for the admission and discharge of theclothes; and-in the second place, in the combination of awringing-apparatus with the washing-machine, the combined washing andwringing-machine being constructed and arranged in relation to eachother substantially as follows: p

In the accompanying drawings, which make a part of this specification-=Figure 1 is'ah endelevation of the improved machine.

Figure 2 is a like view, with the end frame A removed to show theinterior arrangement of the inside of themachine.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section at the line a: x of figs.land 2- Figure 4 is an isometrical view .of one of the slides 4 Figure 5is a face view of one of the rings D.

Like letters in all the figures indicate the same parts. i -A and A arethe ends of the standing-frame of the machine, which are connectedtogether by means of the zinc sheets 13, the ends of which press the gumstrips a into the groove 6, to make the machine water-tight, the partsbeing held together by means of the screw-bolts 0 There is a revolvingseries of pressing-bars, C, (seen in figs.'2 and 3.) The slides d, oneof which is represented in fig. 4, fit on the projections e on the endsof. the pressingbars, and have an easy fit in the radial grooves f ofthe cast rings D at the periphery ofthe drnm-heads E, which are confinedon the revolving shaft F, the grooves being closed at the periphery ofthe rings to prevent the bars dropping from their places as the drumrevolves. These rings are confined by means of screws in the holes 9',which are seen in the face view of one of the rings, fig. 4.

The ends of thc bars 0 rest on the projecting ends of the cylindricalsprings it, which have their seats in the radial holes '5 of thedrum-heads E. There are tipsj on the inner ends of the slides d, whichkeep the pro:

jecting ends of thesprings in position, as seen in fig. 3.

Flat springs may be used in place of the cylindrical, in which case oneend had better be confined to the inner edge of the bars, leaving theresilient end to bear upon the periphery of the drum-heads.

There is a series of rollers, G, which encircles the pressing-bars O,with the exception of the open space H for the admission of the clothesbetween the bars and rollers. These rollers have their journal-bearingsin the concentric strips It in the recesses Zof thefraines A and A. Thestrips are made in sections, as seen in fig. 2, to facilitate theremoval of the rollers in case of repairs, which sections are somewhatnarrower at their forward ends than at the other, so 'that they may bereadily slipped into their places. They are confined, to prevent themslipping backward, by means of screws or pins, which pass through theend pieces or frames A and A.

The clothes are washed by thejoint action of thcbeatcrs C and rollers G,as hereinafter described.

I combine with the washingmachine awringing-apparatus, which consists ofthe squeezing-rollers I and I, the carrying-roller I and endless apronJ. The roller I is geared to the driving-shaft F by means of the endlesschain K, thegroovcd wheel L on said shaft F, and the wheel M on theshaft N of said roller, as seen in fig. 1. There is a shifter forthrowing the wheel L in and out of gear with the driving-shaft 1?,consisting of the clutch-wheel O, lever P, and horizontal rod Q, asfully represented in fig. 3, and partially in fig. 1. The bar Q slidesin the ears m n of the end frames A and A in the shifting-operation, theperson attending the machine taking hold of the handle 0, and giving itthe required movement.

The ends A A of the machine are made in two pieces, as represented infigs. 1 and 2, to provide for readily putting the machine together, andremoving any of the parts, in case of repairs, the upper part beinghinged to the lower one by means of the ears and 1) at each end of themachine, and the longitudinal rod 9, which passes through them, formingthe centre of "thehinges. I

The operation is as follows:

The clothes to be washed are laid uponthe apron J, and the handle S, onone end of the shaft F, is turned, so as to draw them between thepressing-bars C and rollers G, in the direction of the arrows, to thelower part of the machine into the water, and then the handle is turnedback and forth, orround and round, until the operator thinks they arethoroughly washed. He then brings the clothes to the front of themachine, and, if they are sufficiently washed, he continues theirforward motion, passing-them over the apron Jand between thesqueezing-rollers I and I, through which they fall into a wh te berinsed, the springs T T, which press the roller I upon the clothes,yielding to the inequalities in the thickness of the layer.

If the clothes, when brought to the front of the machine, should befound to want additional washing, they are returned to the water, andundergo a similar operation. They may be rinsed by removing the suds,and passing them through clean water in the machine.

I have represented the box-part of the machine as constructed of iron.It may, however, be made of wood, when desired,.in which case theprojecting parts, which support the wringing-rollers, may be made ofiron, andbolted to the main part. The segmental pieces 70, which supportthe journalsof therollers Gr, I usually construct of Babbit metal, asrepresented iii the drawings. I I

The machine may be advantageously used in cotton and woollen-factoriesand print-works.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- 1. The guiding-rings D D, in combination with the heads E E andpressing-bars C, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the slides cl with the pressing-bars G andguiding-rings D, substantially as described, and for the purposespecified.

3. A revolving drum, .which has around its periphery a series ofsqueezing-bars, supported by springs, and

having metallic slides on their ends, which are caused to vibrate inradial grooves in metallic rings, that are confined to the insides ofthe drum-headgwhen the several parts are constructed and arranged inrelation to each other substantially as described, and the drum iscombined and arranged with a series of squeezing-rollers, substantiallyin the manner and for the purpose set forth.

- 4. The combination of the segmental strips 71: with thedovc-tailgroovesor recesses Z and rollers G, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

5. The combination of the wringing-apparatus, consisting of thesqueezing-roller I I, carrying-roller I and endless apron J and chainsK, with the washing-machine, substantially in the manner described.

6. The combination and arrangement of the shifter, consisting of theclutch-wheel O, lever P, and hori: zoutal rod Q, with the driving-shaftF and wheel L, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. I v Intestimony that the above is my invention, I have hereunto set my hand,and atfixed my seal, this 14th day of February, 1868.

GEORGE P. FULLER. [L. 5.] Witnesses STEPHEN USTICK, W. W. DOUGHERTY.

